Top 10 Amazing Facts About Sao Tome & Principe 
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Welcome to Countries Facts so Today in this Article I will show you 10 things you didn't know about sao tome and principe sartomei and principe is a twin island country in the gulf of guinea of the western equatorial coast of central africa it consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of sao tomei and principe about 140 kilometers apart and about 250 and 225 kilometers off the northwestern coast of gabon with a population of 201 800 as of 2018 official estimates sao tome and principe is the second smallest african southern state after seychelles as well as the smallest portuguese-speaking country this island were uninhabited until their discovery by the portuguese explorers in the 15th century sautome and principe have an ideal topography for sugar cultivation and cultivation of cash crabs such as coffee and cocoa cycles of social unrest and economic instability throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries culminated in peaceful independence in 1975. saotomei and principe has since remained one of africa's most stable and democratic countries however it goes without saying that this country is one of the least visited nations in africa but offers a lot to explore in fact it was chosen by lundi planet as one of the top destinations to visit in 2019 so if you intend to visit this tourist haven this is just the right video to watch cause in this video we are presenting the 10 things she didn't know about sautome and principe you're welcome to our channel this flores please do subscribe to our channel and turn post notification for more related content now let's get it on.
1 How it got its name sao tomai and principe is in fact two islands which were separately named the issue behind its naming dates from late 15th century when sautome was founded by alvaro camina in 1493 who received the land as grant from the portuguese crown to grow sugar at the same period principe was settled in 1500 under a similar arrangement the date of discovery by explorers joao du santarem and pero escobar are sometimes given as 21st december or sent thomas day 1471 for sao tomei and 17 january or send anthony's day 1472 for principe so sao tome stands for saint thomas while principe was initially named santo and towel or saint anthony changing its name in 1502 to inna the principe or princess island in reference to the prince of portugal to home duties on the island sugar crop were paid hence me a principe really stands for saint thomas and prince.
2 Sao tome and principe are part of cameroon's mountain range saotome and principe which constitute one of africa's smallest countries are part of an extinct volcanic mountain rage which also includes the island of birko in equatorial guinea to the northeast in mount cameroon on the mainland coast farther northeast south omei is 50 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide and the more mountainous of the two islands and so both saltomi and principe are part of the cameroonian volcanic mountain range it is on this range that other nearer islands such as anubon are established these two islands form parts of equatorial guinea apart from these two islands mount cameron rests on this range and sits on the coast of the gulf of guinea south thomas flora is largely based on the oboe a high-altitude atlantic wind forest that descends from southame peak accompanied by various rivers that flew along with various directions on the island into the nation.
3 They are the pounders of democracy in africa south omahas are claimed by the global peace index and the global free index or democracy ranking has sustainably ranked among the top 11 most democratic nations in all of africa sao tome became the first country in africa to adopt multi-party democracy in 1990 it was later on followed up by holding its first multi-party elections in 1991 after changing the constitution the first multi-party elections were free fair transparent and non-violent as such this political maturity and stability endowed the country with the much needed foreign direct investment fdi thus boosting its largely sleeping economy the country has been reputed as being peaceful even during election periods such that you can visit during those periods without fear of a crisis eruption.
4 It is the second smallest african nation with a population of 201800 as of 2018 official estimate satomi and principe is the second smallest african southern state after seychelles as well as the smallest portuguese-speaking country its people are predominantly of african and mystical descent with most practicing catholic christianity statistically sautome is the world's 172nd nation in terms of its size in africa's second smallest country the island of sao tomei is just 854 square kilometers while its patna island of principe is just 136 square kilometers first aggregates into a total of about 990 square kilometers.
5 They depend on cocoa for export income cocoa is the main crop of the island nation and it represents 95 percent of the country's export it was once the world's largest producer of cocoa due to the fact that southwest economy is largely an agricultural based economy it relies on primary cash crops such as cocoa cobra palm canals and coffee it shares this type of crop culture with places such as ivy coast and ghana its primary export destinations are britain netherlands and belgium.
6 Sao tome and principe have unique flora and fauna the uniquely rich flora and fauna make saltomay a great destination for nature lovers here you can see plenty of burton plant species as small as the island nation is so is its collection of small animals the islands of saotomi and principe are home to a large number of birds you will find the world's smallest ibis and the largest sun bird here it is a bird watching paradise several species including the dwarf olive ibis saltome fiscal shrike and saltamay grossbake have been seen by less than 10 living birders on this island however with a bit of adventure this species may be seen in the remote southwestern forest of saotomay.
7 One of the safest jungles in africa are found in sao tomei when you hear of the africa jungle it's more likely to relate pictures of wildlife venomous snakes or deadly plants and mosquitoes that harm trespasses in fact it is unlikely to find the jungle void of the wild this is why it is not only the indigent but africa's pride that sautome unlike midland africa does not have dangerous animals like lions tigers jaguars eagles and so much more the most threatening species in the jungle of sautome is the mosquito mosquito bites though not severe can prove fatal in the long term due to malarial infection being safe from mosquitoes simply means that you are safe from a lot of danger while on your tour in saotomei.
8 Sautome and francipe was later inhabited by jews and slaves saltome comprises largely of populations with slave ancestry slaves were picked from as far as angola as it was a portuguese colony others were picked from neighboring west africa as assatamay was a resting point along the trended route during the transatlantic slave trade around 1550 a.d saltome was the leading producer and exporter of sugarcane thanks to this slave labor some of the mass during this time were jews who had been forced to walk alongside the slaves in the sugar plantations in sautone it is common in present day to find individuals in saltome and principe who are of jewish descent and also former slaves from west africa.
9 They have one of the most tropical cuisines being largely banned to speaking the diet in south amest cuisine is consisted mostly of crabs found on the west african mainland such as wood crops like arrowroot and yams plantains and bananas cup the stable diet to make the cuisine enriched with proteins like most island nations fish cannot miss other sea sources of protein are sparingly included however the traditional delicacy of fruit bat and monkey meat adds to the protein flavor wild fruits and white vegetables are also in plenty to supplement the western type fruits and vegetables.
10 They are predominantly roman catholic christians owing largely to colonial heritage southamy and principe has a more christian inclination than other religions in the country the roman catholic bishops office estimates more than 85 percent of the population is roman catholic approximately 12 percent protestant and less than 2 percent muslim protestant groups include 7-day adventist methodists evangelic assembly of christ universal church of christ and though he's church islam is a minority of faith in sautome and principe muslims comprise from less than 0.1 percent to 3 percent of the population of saltome and principe the majority an estimated 90 percent are christians saltomian principe was for many years a colony of portugal which is overwhelmingly catholic there you have it explorers those were the 10 things she probably didn't know about saltome and principe.
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1 How it got its name sao tomai and principe is in fact two islands which were separately named the issue behind its naming dates from late 15th century when sautome was founded by alvaro camina in 1493 who received the land as grant from the portuguese crown to grow sugar at the same period principe was settled in 1500 under a similar arrangement the date of discovery by explorers joao du santarem and pero escobar are sometimes given as 21st december or sent thomas day 1471 for sao tomei and 17 january or send anthony's day 1472 for principe so sao tome stands for saint thomas while principe was initially named santo and towel or saint anthony changing its name in 1502 to inna the principe or princess island in reference to the prince of portugal to home duties on the island sugar crop were paid hence me a principe really stands for saint thomas and prince.
2 Sao tome and principe are part of cameroon's mountain range saotome and principe which constitute one of africa's smallest countries are part of an extinct volcanic mountain rage which also includes the island of birko in equatorial guinea to the northeast in mount cameroon on the mainland coast farther northeast south omei is 50 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide and the more mountainous of the two islands and so both saltomi and principe are part of the cameroonian volcanic mountain range it is on this range that other nearer islands such as anubon are established these two islands form parts of equatorial guinea apart from these two islands mount cameron rests on this range and sits on the coast of the gulf of guinea south thomas flora is largely based on the oboe a high-altitude atlantic wind forest that descends from southame peak accompanied by various rivers that flew along with various directions on the island into the nation.
3 They are the pounders of democracy in africa south omahas are claimed by the global peace index and the global free index or democracy ranking has sustainably ranked among the top 11 most democratic nations in all of africa sao tome became the first country in africa to adopt multi-party democracy in 1990 it was later on followed up by holding its first multi-party elections in 1991 after changing the constitution the first multi-party elections were free fair transparent and non-violent as such this political maturity and stability endowed the country with the much needed foreign direct investment fdi thus boosting its largely sleeping economy the country has been reputed as being peaceful even during election periods such that you can visit during those periods without fear of a crisis eruption.
4 It is the second smallest african nation with a population of 201800 as of 2018 official estimate satomi and principe is the second smallest african southern state after seychelles as well as the smallest portuguese-speaking country its people are predominantly of african and mystical descent with most practicing catholic christianity statistically sautome is the world's 172nd nation in terms of its size in africa's second smallest country the island of sao tomei is just 854 square kilometers while its patna island of principe is just 136 square kilometers first aggregates into a total of about 990 square kilometers.
5 They depend on cocoa for export income cocoa is the main crop of the island nation and it represents 95 percent of the country's export it was once the world's largest producer of cocoa due to the fact that southwest economy is largely an agricultural based economy it relies on primary cash crops such as cocoa cobra palm canals and coffee it shares this type of crop culture with places such as ivy coast and ghana its primary export destinations are britain netherlands and belgium.
6 Sao tome and principe have unique flora and fauna the uniquely rich flora and fauna make saltomay a great destination for nature lovers here you can see plenty of burton plant species as small as the island nation is so is its collection of small animals the islands of saotomi and principe are home to a large number of birds you will find the world's smallest ibis and the largest sun bird here it is a bird watching paradise several species including the dwarf olive ibis saltome fiscal shrike and saltamay grossbake have been seen by less than 10 living birders on this island however with a bit of adventure this species may be seen in the remote southwestern forest of saotomay.
7 One of the safest jungles in africa are found in sao tomei when you hear of the africa jungle it's more likely to relate pictures of wildlife venomous snakes or deadly plants and mosquitoes that harm trespasses in fact it is unlikely to find the jungle void of the wild this is why it is not only the indigent but africa's pride that sautome unlike midland africa does not have dangerous animals like lions tigers jaguars eagles and so much more the most threatening species in the jungle of sautome is the mosquito mosquito bites though not severe can prove fatal in the long term due to malarial infection being safe from mosquitoes simply means that you are safe from a lot of danger while on your tour in saotomei.
8 Sautome and francipe was later inhabited by jews and slaves saltome comprises largely of populations with slave ancestry slaves were picked from as far as angola as it was a portuguese colony others were picked from neighboring west africa as assatamay was a resting point along the trended route during the transatlantic slave trade around 1550 a.d saltome was the leading producer and exporter of sugarcane thanks to this slave labor some of the mass during this time were jews who had been forced to walk alongside the slaves in the sugar plantations in sautone it is common in present day to find individuals in saltome and principe who are of jewish descent and also former slaves from west africa.
9 They have one of the most tropical cuisines being largely banned to speaking the diet in south amest cuisine is consisted mostly of crabs found on the west african mainland such as wood crops like arrowroot and yams plantains and bananas cup the stable diet to make the cuisine enriched with proteins like most island nations fish cannot miss other sea sources of protein are sparingly included however the traditional delicacy of fruit bat and monkey meat adds to the protein flavor wild fruits and white vegetables are also in plenty to supplement the western type fruits and vegetables.
10 They are predominantly roman catholic christians owing largely to colonial heritage southamy and principe has a more christian inclination than other religions in the country the roman catholic bishops office estimates more than 85 percent of the population is roman catholic approximately 12 percent protestant and less than 2 percent muslim protestant groups include 7-day adventist methodists evangelic assembly of christ universal church of christ and though he's church islam is a minority of faith in sautome and principe muslims comprise from less than 0.1 percent to 3 percent of the population of saltome and principe the majority an estimated 90 percent are christians saltomian principe was for many years a colony of portugal which is overwhelmingly catholic there you have it explorers those were the 10 things she probably didn't know about saltome and principe.
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